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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A turnkey. (a warder or jailer; a keeper of the keys in a prison).
Use dub-cove when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dub-cove means (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A turnkey. (a warder or jailer; a keeper of the keys in a prison).
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use dub-cove where its definition matches the intended context.
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